Siding-marker



C. F. SHONG.

SIDING MARKER.

7 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1920.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

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simmer-MARKE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Application filed. June 16, 1920. Serial No. 389,401.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL F. SHoNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Siding-Markers; and I'do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a device for marking siding boards so that they can be sawed off or cut to firmly and snugly abut door and window frames, and the like, and it is the object of the invention to provide a novel and improved siding marker which can be conveniently used in an efiicient and practical manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a siding marker of a construction to fit over the siding board, and to be conveniently held by one hand, leaving the other hand free to do the marking.

A further object is the provision of such a device having a movable slide provided with marking means to make the marks in a convenient manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective the device in use.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the device on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device, portions being shown in section.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The frame or body of the marker comprises a pair of legs 7 and 8, which are generally used in a depending position as shown, although the device may possibly be used in other positions. The legs 7 and 8 are disposed at a slight angle with one another, and converge upwardly, with their upper ends united with a yoke 9. The leg 7 is slid downwardly behind the siding board 11 with the leg or blade 8 extending view showing downwardly across the outer or forward side of the board, and the opposite edges of the leg or blade 8 are straight, thus providing straight edges along which the marks can be made on the face of the board, such marks being made by a in some cases, if desired. An upstanding finger piece 10 projects from the yoke 9 and is offset forwardly beyond the leg 8, whereby to be readily held by one hand, as seen in Fig. 1, to place the deviceover the board and hold it in position while marking with the other hand.

As an eflicient and convenient means for doing the marking, the leg or blade 8 is equipped with such means, and for that purpose, the outer side of said leg has a longitudinal rib 13, and a slide 14 ismovable along said side of the leg 8 and has a groove 15 fitting said rib, to guide the slide and retain it in position againts the outer side of said leg. A screw 16 or other stop is secured to the rib 13 near the lower end thereof, to prevent the accidental movement of the slide 14 off the lower end of said rib. The marking elements are carried by the slide 14, and, as shown, these marking elements constitute disks 17 having sharp cutting or marking edges, and said disks are mounted for rotation within slotted or bifurcated plungers 18 slidably fitted within recesses 19 in the rear or inner side of the slide at the opposite edges of the leg or blade 8, said plungers being movable to project the disks 17 across the opposite edges of the leg 8 to contact with the board 11. The markers are provided at the opposite edges of the leg 8 so that the mark can be made along either edge, or along that edge which is adjacent to the frame 12 against which the end of the siding board 11 is to abut. The plungers 18 have stems 20 projecting forwardly from the slide 14 and provided with knobs or buttons 21 for pushing the plungers and their marking elements rearwardly to marking position. Coiled wire expansion springs 22 surround said stems and are partially housed within recesses 23 in the forward or outer side of the slide, and are confined between the buttons 21 and flanges or shoulders 24 between the recesses 18 and 23, thereby yieldingly retracting the plungers and marking elements from marking position.

In using the device, the same is slid down on the board 11, as seen in Fig. 1, with the pencil or other implement terminal of said board extending across the face of the frame 12, and the rear leg 7 is then moved against the edge of the frame. The button 21 at the corresponding edge of the leg 8 is then pushed rearwardly, and the slide 14': moved, whereby the respective disk 17, will, by contact with the board, make a mark on or score the board along the edge of the frame 12. The board can then be cut off so ascto snugly abut the edge of the frame with a perfect fit. The mark can be made along either edge of the leg or blade.

8, according to which edge of the leg 7 bears against the frame or part which the end of the sliding board is to fit or abut, and the device will thus facilitate cutting the siding boards, with a saving of time and trouble. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is V r 1. A siding marker having legs to fit astride a siding board, a slide movable along one leg, and marking elements carried by said slide and adapted to mark the siding along both edges of said leg.

2. A siding marker comprising legs to fit astride' a siding board, a slide movable along one leg, marking elements carried by the slide and adapted to mark the siding along both edges of said leg and manually operable to contact with the board, and spring means forretracting said marking elements from the board. r

3. A siding marker comprising legs to fit astride a siding board, a slidermovable along one leg, plungers slidable in said slide, marking elements carried by said plungers at the opposite edges of said leg to be moved into contactwith the board, .said plungers having buttons to be pressed by hand, and,

spring means between said plungers and slide for retracting the marking elements. 9

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. i

, CARL F. SHONGL Witnesses: r a

F. L. SIMPSON,

J. H. KERsHNER. 

